Curriculum vitae. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS Research Professor Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway Senior Research Fellow

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1 Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION *Karlsen, Rune *Date of birth: *Sex: Male *Nationality: Norwegian URL for personal web site: EDUCATION 2009 PhD Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway 2003 Master Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS Research Professor Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway Senior Research Fellow Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway Research Fellow Institute for Social Research, Oslo, Norway EDITORIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Editor (chief) of Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning ( Journal of Social Science ) a crossdisciplinary Norwegian journal (covered by the Social Sciences Citation Index, included in ISI Web of Science) Member of Doctoral Examining Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo. COMMISSIONS OF TRUST Review for American Political Science Review, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Local Government Studies, New Media & Society, Party Politics (4 times), Policy & Internet, Political Behavior (3 times), Political Communication, Scandinavian Political Studies (3 times), South European Society and Politics, Norsk medietidsskrift, Sosiologi i dag, Statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift (2 times), Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (4 times). Review for the book Folketingsvalgkampen 2011 i perspektiv (Kasper Møller Hansen and Karina Pedersen (eds.)). Reviewer for the Norwegian Research Council and the Austrian Research Council. PUBLICATIONS Books: Allern, Elin, Knut Heidar, Rune Karlsen (forthcoming) After the Mass Party. Stability and Change in Party Representation. Lanham, MD:Lexington Books. Enjolras, Bernard, Rune Karlsen, Kari Steen-Johnsen & Dag Wollebæk (2013) Liker liker ikke. Sosiale medier, samfunnsengasjement og offentlighet. Cappelen Damm. Articles in International Journals Karlsen, Rune & Bernt Aardal (forthcoming) Political Values Count but Issue Ownership Decides? How Stable and Dynamic Factors Influence Party Set and Vote Choice in Multiparty Systems. International Political Science Review. 1

2 Karlsen, Rune (2015) Followers are Opinion Leaders: The Role of People in the Flow of Political Communication on and Beyond Social Networking Sites. European Journal of Communication. 30: Karlsen, Rune & Eli Skogerbø (2015) Candidate Campaigning in Parliamentary Systems. Individualized vs. Localized Campaigning. Party Politics 21: Bergh, Johannes & Rune Karlsen (2015) Norway. European Journal of Political Research Data Yearbook. 53: Skogerbø, Eli & Rune Karlsen (2014) Mediatization and regional campaigning in a party centred-system: How and why parliamentary candidates seek visibility. Javnost the Public 21 (2):5-22. Allern, Elin H. & Rune Karlsen (2014) A Turn to the Right: The Norwegian Parliamentary Election of September West European Politics. 37 (3): Karlsen, Rune (2013) Obama s Online Success and European Party Organizations. Adoption and Adaptation of US Online Practices in the Norwegian Labor Party. Journal of Information Technology and Politics 10: Karlsen, Rune (2011) A Platform for Individualized Campaigning? Social Media and Parliamentary Candidates in the Party-Centered Norwegian Campaign. Policy and Internet 3(4): article 4. Karlsen, Rune (2011) Still Broadcasting the Campaign. On the Internet and the Fragmentation of Political Communication with Evidence from Norwegian Electoral Politics. Journal of Information Technology and Politics 8: Karlsen, Rune (2010) Does New Media Technology Drive Election Campaign Change?. Information Polity 15: Karlsen, Rune (2010) Fear of the Political Consultant. Campaign Professionals and New Technology in Norwegian Electoral Politics. Party Politics 16: Karlsen, Rune (2010) Online & Undecided. Voters and the Internet in the Contemporary Norwegian Campaign. Scandinavian Political Studies 33: Karlsen, Rune (2009) Campaign Communication and the Internet. Party Strategy in the 2005 Norwegian Election campaign. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties 19: Articles in Norwegian Journals Askim, Jostein, Rune Karlsen & Kristoffer Kolltveit (2014) Statssekretærer i norsk politikk: de oversette maktutøverne. Norsk statsvitenskapelig tidsskrift 30: Karlsen, Rune & Stine Marie Waage (2012) Et usedvanlig sterkt medium? En eksperimentstudie av politiske TV- og radioreklamer. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 53: Karlsen, Rune (2004) Valgkamp i flerpartisystem aktualisering av saker og kamp om eierskap. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning 45: Chapters in books: Karlsen, Rune & Toril Aalberg (2015) Selektiv eksponering for medievalgkampen. In Bernt Aardal & Johannes Bergh (eds.) Valg og velgere. Oslo: Cappelen Damm. Karlsen, Rune (2015) Politiske saker i valgkampen. In Bernt Aardal & Johannes Bergh (eds.) Valg og velgere. Oslo: Cappelen Damm. Karlsen, Rune (2015) Bank bank: Direkte kontakt mellom partier og velgere, og velgere imellom. In Bernt Aardal & Johannes Bergh (eds.) Valg og velgere. Oslo: Cappelen Damm. Karlsen, Rune (2015) Valgkamp. In Sigurd Allern, Øyvind Ihlen og Eli Skogerbø (eds.) Makt, medier og politikk. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. Karlsen, Rune (2015) Politiske partier og politisk kommunikasjon. In Sigurd Allern, Øyvind Ihlen og Eli Skogerbø (eds.) Makt, medier og politikk. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd, Rune Karlsen & Hanne Marthe Narud (2014) Stortingets sosiale sammensetning. In Hanne Marthe Narud, Knut Heidar and Tore Grønlie (eds.) Stortingets historie Bergen: Fagbokforlaget. 2

3 Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd, Rune Karlsen & Hanne Marthe Narud (2014) En representative forsamling? In Hanne Marthe Narud, Knut Heidar and Tore Grønlie (eds.) Stortingets historie Bergen: Fagbokforlaget. Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd, Rune Karlsen & Hanne Marthe Narud (2014) Kvinnerepresentasjon og parlamentariske posisjoner. In Hanne Marthe Narud, Knut Heidar and Tore Grønlie (eds.) Stortingets historie Bergen: Fagbokforlaget. Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd & Rune Karlsen (2013) Unanimous, by Acclamation? Party Leader Selection in Norway. In Jean-Benoit Pilet & William Cross (eds.) The Selection of Party Leaders in Parliamentary Systems. London: Routledge. Karlsen, Rune & Hanne Marthe Narud (2013) Nominations, Campaigning and Representation. How the secret garden of politics determines the style of campaigning and roles of representation. In Peter Esaiasson & Hanne Marthe Narud (eds.) Between- Election Democracy. Colchester: ECPR-Press. Karlsen, Rune (2011) Velgere i sametingsvalgkamp: den samiske offentligheten i praksis. In Jo Saglie & Eva Josefsen (eds.) Sametingsvalget Oslo: Abstract. Karlsen, Rune (2011) Velgernes valgkamp. In Bernt Aardal (ed.) Det politiske landskap. En studie av stortingsvalget i Oslo: Cappelen-Damm. Karlsen, Rune & Bernt Aardal (2011) Kamp om dagsorden og sakseierskap. In Bernt Aardal (ed.) Det politiske landskap. En studie av stortingsvalget i Oslo: Cappelen-Damm. Karlsen, Rune (2009) Nasjonalt fokus i lokalvalgkamp? Om velgernes lokalpolitiske mediemiks. In Jo Saglie (ed.) Det nære demokratiet: Om lokalvalg og lokal deltakelse. Oslo: Abstract. Karlsen, Rune (2009) På dagsorden? Fattigdom og pensjoner i valgkamp. In Ann-Helén Bay, Axel West Pedersen & Jo Saglie (eds.) Når velferd blir politikk. Partier, organisasjoner og opinion. Oslo: Abstract. Karlsen, Rune (2007) Den første internettvalgkampen? Velgernes informasjonskilder. In Bernt Aardal (ed.) Norske Velgere. Oslo: Damm & Søn. Karlsen, Rune & Bernt Aardal (2007) Dagsorden og sakseierskap. In Bernt Aardal (ed.) Norske Velgere. Oslo: Damm & Søn Karlsen, Rune, Bernt Aardal & Dag Arne Christensen (2005) Elektronisk stemmegivning. De første norske erfaringer. In Jo Saglie & Tor Bjørklund (eds.): Lokalvalget Oslo: Gyldendal. Karlsen, Rune & Hanne Marthe Narud (2004) Organisering av valgkamp «moderne» eller «tradisjonell»?. In Bernt Aardal, Anne Krogstad & Hanne Marthe Narud (eds.) I valgkampens hete. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. Reports etc.: Bergh, Johannes, Dag Arne Christensen, Bjarte Folkestad, Rune Karlsen og Jo Saglie (2014) Personvalg ved Stortingsvalg. Konsekvenser av en endring av personvalgreglene ved stortingsvalg. Oslo: Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Rapport 8. Enjolras, Bernard, Kari Steen-Johnsen & Rune Karlsen (2014) Valgkampen 2013 på Twitter. Sosiale medier som kritisk offentlighet. Oslo: Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Rapport 3. Karlsen, Rune (2010) Internett, valgkamp og demokrati. Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift. 26: Christensen, Dag Arne, Rune Karlsen & Bernt Aardal (2004) På vei til e-demokratiet? Forsøkene med elektronisk stemmegivning ved kommune- og fylkestingsvalget i Oslo: Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Rapport 6. Karlsen, Rune (2004) Direkte valg til bydelsutvalg i Oslo Deltakelse og representasjon. Oslo: Institutt for samfunnsforskning. Rapport 5. Karlsen, Rune (2003) Sakseierskap i en medievalgkamp. En analyse av Arbeiderpartiets og Høyres valgkamp Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, Institutt for statsvitenskap. Hovedoppgave. Aardal, Bernt, Henry Valen, Rune Karlsen, Øyvin Kleven & Tor Morten Normann (2003) Valgundersøkelsen Dokumentasjonsrapport. Oslo: Statistisk Sentralbyrå. Aardal, Bernt, Henry Valen & Rune Karlsen (2002) Aldri har så mange skiftet parti. Samfunnsspeilet nr 2. 3

4 Work in progress: Karlsen, Rune and Bernard Enjolras: Styles of Social Media Campaigning and Influence in the Political Twitter Sphere Linking Survey Data on Candidates with Twitter Data. Goerres, Achim, Rune Karlsen and Staffan Kumlin: The Effects of Communicating Pressures: A Comparative Experimental Study of Reform Pressure Framing on Citizens Perceptions of Welfare State Sustainability. Karlsen, Rune, Kari Steen-Johnsen, Dag Wollebæk & Bernard Enjolras: Contradicted and Confirmed An Experimental Approach to Echo Chamber and Trench Warfare Dynamics in Online Debates. Karlsen, Rune & Jo Saglie: Independent Professionals or a New Breed of (Unelected) Politicians. A Typlogy of Party Employees. SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND RESEARCH FELLOWS Supervised PhD candidate Ingrid Dahlen Rogstad: Tweets that matter: Politisk kommunikasjon i et nyttmedielandskap (with Bernt Aardal) Supervised twelve master students, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo Supervised one master student, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. TEACHING ACTIVITIES 2011 and 12 Responsible for PhD-seminar on the Introduction in PdD-theses consisting of several papers (with Tom Christensen in 2012 and Tore Hansen in 2011), Department of Political Science. University of Oslo Responsible for undergraduate (BA) course Komparativ politick 2 (Comparative Politics 2) 2010, 2011, 2012, at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway (with Hanne Marthe Narud 2010 and Elin H. Allern 2012) Responsible for Graduate (MA) course on research design for students writing MA theses within the field of comparative politics at the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo Guest lecturer on several masters courses at Department of Political Science and Department of Media and Communication. University of Oslo External Examiner, 22 master theses at Department of Political Science (UiO), Department of Media and Communication (UiO), and Department of Sociology and Political Science, NTNU. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (RESEARCH PROJECTS) - Media impact in the public service sector: Changes in practices, processes and resource allocation in the government of welfare (MIPS). Financed by the Norwegian Research Council Support for the Affluent Welfare State. Financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Project Participant The Norwegian Candidate Survey 2009 and Principal investigator (with Hanne Marthe Narud in 2009). - The Norwegian Election Study. Member of the core research group since the 2005 study. - Social media and the new public sphere: consequences for citizenship and democracy, Financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Project Participant. - Political Parties and Democracy: Decline or Change, Financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Project Participant. - Sami Election Studies, Project participant. - The 2007 Local Democracy Study. Project participant. - Makten i nettet, makten på nettet. Om informasjonsregimer i 24-timers demokratiet (On ICTs and Democracy), Financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Project participant. 4

5 - Political Communication and New Technology, , doctoral project, part of the On ICTs and Democracy project (see above) financed by the Norwegian Research Council. - The Politics of Welfare Policy, , financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Project Participant. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION AND PAPERS Karlsen, Rune and Bernard Enjolras (2015) Styles of Social Media Campaigning and Influence in the Political Twitter Sphere. Linking Survey Data on Candidates with Twitter Data. Paper presented at the workshop Digital Media, Power, and Democracy in Election Campaigns Washington, DC, July Goerres, Achim, Rune Karlsen and Staffan Kumlin (2015) The Effects of Communicating Pressures: A Comparative Experimental Study of Reform Pressure Framing on Citizens Perceptions of Welfare State Sustainability. Paper presented at the 5 th annual EPSA conference, Vienna, June Karlsen, Rune, Kari Steen-Johnsen, Dag Wollebæk & Bernard Enjolras (2015) Contradicted and Confirmed An Experimental Approach to Echo Chamber and Trench Warfare Dynamics in Online Debates. Paper presented at the 1st Gothenburg-Barcelona workshop on experimental political science Gothenburg, Sweden, May, Karlsen, Rune & Toril Aalberg (2015) Selektiv eksponering for medievalgkampen. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Oslo, January Karlsen, Rune & Jo Saglie (2014) Independent Professionals or a New Breed of (Unelected) Politicians. A Typlogy of Party Employees. Paper presented at the Nordic Political Association meeting in Gothenburg, August Karlsen, Rune & Staffan Kumlin (2014) Framing Welfare Reform Pressures in Affluent Norway: An Experimental Study. Paper presented at the Nordic Political Association meeting in Gothenburg, August Gorres, Achim, Rune Karlsen & Staffan Kumlin (2014) Under Pressure: Argumentative Patterns of Pressures and Opportunities for Welfare State Reforms in Three Affluent Welfare States. Paper presented at the 21st International Conference of Europeanists Washington, D.C., March Steen-Johnsen, Kari, Rune Karlsen, Dag Wollebæk & Bernard Enjolras (2014) Echo Chamber and Trench Warfare Dynamics in Online Debates. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice, Oslo, January Bengtsson, Åsa & Rune Karlsen (2013) Preferential voting and roles of representation: a comparison of Finnish and Norwegian parliamentary candidates. Paper presented at 7th ECPR General Conference, Sciences Po Bordeaux, September, Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd, Knut Heidar & Rune Karlsen (2013) After the Mass Party A Longitudinal Study of Social Congruence among Voters, Delegates, and MPs in Norway Paper presented at 7th ECPR General Conference, Sciences Po Bordeaux, September, Gorres, Achim, Rune Karlsen & Staffan Kumlin (2013) Blame avoidance or reform legitimation? Analyzing discourse about pressures and opportunities for welfare state reforms in leader speeches at party conferences in three affluent welfare states between 2000 and Paper presented at 7th ECPR General Conference, Sciences Po Bordeaux, September, Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd, Knut Heidar & Rune Karlsen (2013) After the Mass Party: A Longitudinal Study of Issue Congruence among Party Voters, Members, Delegates, and MPs in Norway Paper presented at the conference Towards More Multifaceted Understandings of Party Membership. Centre for Voting and Party, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd & Rune Karlsen (2013) Kapittel 9: Kvinnenes inntog i parlamentet: Fra backbencher til parlamentarisk elite? Paper presentet at the 4th International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice, Oslo, January

6 Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd & Rune Karlsen (2013) Kapittel 8: Holdnings-representasjon og rolleoppfatninger. Paper presentet at the 4th International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice, Oslo, January Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd & Rune Karlsen (2013) Kapittel 7: Stortingets sosiale sammensetning. Paper presentet at the 4th International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice, Oslo, January Karlsen, Rune (2012) On Social Networking Sites Followers are Opinion Leaders. Empirical Evidence for the Role of Social Networking Sites in a Two-Step Flow of Political Communication. Paper presented at the 4 th European Communication Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, November Karlsen, Rune & Bernt Aardal (2012) Ideological Predispositions, Party Set and Issue Ownership: How Stable and Dynamic Factors Affect Vote Choice. Paper presented at the 2nd EPSA Annual Conference, Berlin, June Karlsen, Rune & Eli Skogerbø (2012) You have to be visible Candidate Communication in the 2009 Norwegian Election Campaign. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice, Oslo, January Karlsen, Rune (2012) Followers and Opinion Leaders. Empirical Evidence for the Role of Social Media in a Two-Step Flow of Political Communication. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Trondheim, January Karlsen, Rune and Hanne Marthe Narud (2011) Nominations, Campaigning and Representation. How the Secret Garden of Politics Determine the Style of Campaigning and Roles of Representation. Paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, St. Gallen, April Karlsen, Rune (2011) Candidates and Online Social Media in Party Centered Campaigns. A Study of the Role, Importance and Consequences of Social Media for Candidate Campaigning in Norway. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Bergen, January Karlsen, Rune and Eli Skogerbø (2010) Centralized Campaign Communication. Candidate Campaign Focus and Communicative Platforms in the Norwegian 2009 Election Campaign. Paper presented at the 3 rd European Communication Conference, Hamburg, Germany, October Karlsen, Rune (2010) Candidates and Social Media in Party Centred Campaigns. Empirical Evidence from the 2009 Norwegian Campaign. Paper presented at the workshop 'Elections, Campaigning and Citizens Online' Oxford Internet Institute, September, Karlsen, Rune (2010) Adoption & Adaptation. The Influence of the Obama Campaign on the Norwegian Labor s Use of Online Campaign Practices. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Kristiansand, January, Karlsen, Rune & Ann Helen Bay (2009) Avoiding Blame & Looking Good. Campaigning on Welfare Issues in the Norwegian Campaign. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Klækken, January, Aardal, Bernt & Rune Karlsen (2009) Towards an Integrated and Dynamic Model of Voting. The Case of Norway. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Klækken, January, Karlsen, Rune (2008) Still Broadcasting the Campaign. On Fragmenting Political Communication with Evidence from Norwegian Electoral Politics. Paper presented at the at the XV NOPSA Conference, Tromsø, Norway, August, Aardal, Bernt & Rune Karlsen (2008) Towards and Integrated and Dynamic Model of Voting. Paper presented at the at the XV NOPSA Conference, Tromsø, Norway, August, Karlsen, Rune (2008) Electoral Information and the Internet. Voter Use in the 2005 Norwegian Election Campaign. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Tromsø, April, Karlsen, Rune (2007) Fear of the Political Consultant. Campaign Professionals in Norwegian Electoral Politics. Paper presented at the 4 th ECPR General Conference, Pisa, Italy, September,

7 Karlsen, Rune (2007) Campaign Communication and the Internet. Party Strategy and Voter Use in the 2005 Norwegian Election Campaign. Paper presented at the 4 th ECPR General Conference, Pisa, Italy, September, 2007 Karlsen, Rune & Bernt Aardal (2007) Dagsorden og sakseierskap. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Trondheim, January, Karlsen, Rune (2005) Politisk kommunikasjon og nye medier. Paper presented at the NOPSA Conference, Reykjavik Island, August, Karlsen, Rune, Dag Arne Christensen & Bernt Aardal (2005) Elektroniske valg prinsipper og praksis. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Hurdal, January, Karlsen, Rune (2004) Aktualisering av saker og kamp om eierskap. Teorien om sakseierskap i flerpartisystem. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Tromsø, January, 2004 Narud, Hanne Marhe & Rune Karlsen (2004): Valgkampstrategi og medier. Paper presented at the Annual Norwegian Conference in Political Science, Tromsø, January, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ETC. - Hverken kloakk eller ekkokammer. Aftenposten, (with Karoline Ihlebæk, Anders Løvlien, Bernard Enjolras, Kari Steen-Johnsen and Dag Wollebæk,) - Sosiale medier gir nye eliter. NRK Ytring, (with Bernard Enjolras, Kari Steen-Johnsen and Dag Wollebæk). - Valgkampstil og sosiale medier. Nationen, Valgkamptema uten velgerappel. Dagsavisen, , (with Ann-Helèn Bay, Axel West Pedersen & Jo Saglie). - Fri flyt av velgere? forskning.no (with Frode Berglund). - En tapt sak - fra politikk til mediedrama. forskning.no, (with Frode Berglund). - Regjeringsalternativ og valgdeltakelse. forskning.no, (with Frode Berglund). - De unges valg. Dagbladet (with Guro Ødegård). PUBLIC SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS ETC Politiske saker i valgkampen presentation at the launch of the book «Valg og velgere» at the Institute for Social Researce, Oslo Følgere er opinionsledere. Sosiale medier og politisk kommunikasjon Litteraturhuset, Forskningsdagene. - Personvalg. Konsekvenser for partier, valgkamp og velgere presentation at a public seminar at the Institute for Social Research Nye medier nye skiller presentation at the launch of the book Liker liker ikke. Sosiale medier, samfunnsengasjement og offentlighet Institute for Social Research, Oslo Dagens partipolitiske landskap lecture at sjefskurset, the Norwegian Defence University College, Akershus festning, Oslo. - Velgere på vandring presentation for the political staff of the Norwegian Centre Party. Vetre Hotel, Asker Stortingsvalget 2009 presentation for the political staff of the Norwegian ministers, Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament). - Det politiske landskap lecture at Stortingets lærekurs, Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament). - Valgkamp presentation at Idéfestivalen at the University of Oslo. 7

8 - Nasjonalt fokus i lokalvalgkamp? presentation at the seminar Lokalvalg på norsk: Statsvitenskapelige høydepunkter hosted by Norsk statsvitenskapelig forening, Litteraturhuset, Oslo Velgernes valgkamp presentation at the launch of the book Det politiske landskap Institute for Social Research, Oslo. - The Norwegian Political System. An Introduction presentation at the Centre for Human Rights for a delegation from Iraq Amerikanisert valgkamp i Europa? Om valgkamp i Europa i lys av amerikansk valgkamp presentation at aktualitetsseminaret Europastudier SV og 2009-valget presentation at Oslo SVs representantskap - The Norwegian Political System. An Introduction presentation at the Centre for Human Rights for a delegation from China. - Participant in debate on the 2009 election campaign organized by the Norwegian Sociological Association at Dattera til Hagen Oslo. - Nye medier og amerikanisering av valgkamp presentation at the Institute for Social Research s Sensommerfest. - Utvikling av valgkamp. Med et spesielt blikk på profesjonelle presentation for the Secretariat and the Information Department of the Minister of International Development, Per Gynt Gården, Vinstra. - Fattigdom og valgkamp presentation at the launch of the book Når fattigdom blir politikk Institute for Social Research, Oslo Valgkamp på nett. En fragmentert offentlighet? presentation at the conference, 24- timersdemokratiet - Demokrati, offentlighet og IKT, Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Oslo. - Ungdom og valgdeltakelse. Er Internettvalg løsningen? presentation at the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Oslo. Den første internettvalgkampen? presentation at the launch of the book Norske velgere Institute for Social Research, Oslo På dagsorden presentation at Rokkansenteret, Bergen Participant in debate on Er det noen makt i de bloggende hender. Bloggere som samfunnsaktører Bloggforum, Orkla Bygget, Oslo. Studenter og valg. Er de (dere) så spesielle presentation at Norsk Studentunions "Avspark 2005", Chateau Neuf, Oslo Elektronisk stemmegivning. Erfaringer, fordeler, ulemper, og fallgruver presentation at Valgforum, Rainbow Oslofjord Hotell, Bærum E-valg presentation at a seminar held by the Ergo Group at Longyearbyen, Svalbard. 8